WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2000: Re: Smoking ceasation, weight gain, exercise, diet and abdominal pain.

Re: Smoking ceasation, weight gain, exercise, diet and abdominal pain.

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 27 Feb 2000 12:48:47 -0600 (CST)

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At Sun, 27 Feb 2000, Richard wrote: >
>Diane, 39, has been to the doctor to determine the source of sharp pain
>in her abdomen. She has had some tests done to determine if she has
>ulcers or something. To the best of our knowledge, the pain occurs
>after consuming grain products (ie bread, cereal). She is currently
>persuing a diet which requires one to eat food which is compatible with
>one's blood type. She is a type O. Her diet book suggests that she
>avoid wheat, eat lean red meat and do a good deal of cardio. She
>exercises quite regularly, an hour a day. She won't eat the meat
>because it has fat on it. She won't eat anything with more than 10g of
>fat. She has tried alternate types of grain, but to no relief. She
>never has this problem prior to quitting smoking. She hasn't smoked in
>almost a year. She keeps talking about starting again, just to get rid
>of the abdominal pain. She's also depressed that her exercising is not
>taking care of the little lower bump of a tummy she has. She is a
>drinker and will not stop. She works in a smokey workplace and will not
>leave it as well. She'll also listen to complete strangers opinions
>long before she'll listen to me. Please flood her with answers to her
>problems.

She needs to prioritize with an internist, psychologist/psychiatrist and nutritionist. The threee health professional may need to work together. This problem is, to say the least, multifactorial.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York

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